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Stained glass portrait maker

Your portrait, leaded into a cathedral window: panes of sapphire, ruby and emerald glass held by thick dark lead lines, glowing with the light behind them.

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From a selfie or a sentence, in about ten seconds. No card needed.

Stained Glass examples

Each of these was drawn from one line of text, shown under it. Type your own, or add a selfie instead.

Stained glass window portrait of a young woman with a copper-red bob and round glasses
Made from “19-year-old woman with a messy copper-red bob, round tortoiseshell glasses, chunky green cardigan, curious look”
Stained glass window portrait of a young man with spiky brown hair in a basketball jersey
Made from “21-year-old man with a spiky mop of brown hair, oversized blue basketball jersey with no lettering over a white tee, cheeky grin”
Stained glass window portrait of a golden retriever in a red bandana
Made from “a golden retriever with a realistic, naturally proportioned head turned slightly to one side, long wavy golden fur, mouth open in a happy pant, wearing a red bandana”

What makes it Stained Glass

Real glass

Each pane is a piece of coloured glass with its own bubbles, ripples and thickness, photographed as a physical window.

Thick lead lines

Bold, dark lead outlines frame every piece, so the portrait reads clearly even at avatar size.

Jewel tones, backlit

Sapphire, ruby, emerald, amethyst and amber, glowing as light passes through them.

Patterned glass behind you

Geometric panes in colours that suit you, worked into the same leadwork as the portrait.

How to make one

  1. Pick Stained Glass. The button on this page opens minipic.me with Stained Glass already chosen.
  2. Add a selfie or a sentence. One face in good light, looking at the camera, works best. Or describe anyone (or anything) in a few words.
  3. Keep it. Download PNG or WebP from 64 to 1024 pixels, with the background kept or cut out to transparent, or tweak it ("add a red scarf").

Great for

  • Profile pictures that glow in a feed
  • Pet portraits
  • Gifts, cards and framed prints
  • Church, choir and community group pages
  • Fantasy and tabletop characters

Questions

Will it still look like me?

Yes, in glass: your hair shape, glasses and outfit colours are kept, and your face is cut into a few elegant panes the way a glazier would.

Does it work for pets and objects?

Yes. A dog, a cat, a bird or a favourite object all work, from a photo or a few words.

Is it free?

Your first two avatars are free, no card needed. After that, your first pack is $5 for 12 avatars, then packs start at $9 for 20, and credits never expire.

Do you keep my photo?

A photo you add to draw once is used for that drawing and not kept. Photos you save in People are kept privately until you delete them or your account.

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